Reith Lectures 1999, The: The Runaway World - Anthony Giddens (5 Lectures)

Synopsis: Anthony Giddens, at the time Director of the London School of Economics, delivered this series of 5 Reith lectures on the theme of globalisation from major cities around the world, locating the lectures themselves within the cultural variety of the world across which they were broadcast. Anthony Giddens speaks to audiences around the world on the theme of globalisation.
Series: Reith Lectures, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2005
Year of production: 1999
Notes: Broadcast on Radio 4 in 1999
Documentation: Transcript available on the website http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith1999/
Subjects: Economics; Media studies; Politics & government
Keywords: democracy; economic issues; risk management; social life and customs; social policy; sound recordings; globalisation; tradition

Title: Globalisation London
Synopsis: Discusses how the term ‘globalisation’ has come into general use in the last 10 years, what the concept encompasses and whether it’s valid.
Duration: 45 mins
Title: Risk Hong Kong
Synopsis: Anthony Giddens examines the positive and negativer aspects of risk and puts forward the view that this apparently simple notion unlocks some of the most basic characteristics of the world in which we now live.
Duration: 45 mins
Title: Tradition Delhi
Synopsis: This lecture examines the idea that tradition is a creation of modernity.
Duration: 45 mins
Title: Family Washington DC
Synopsis: In this lecture Anthony Giddens puts forward the argument that changes affecting our personal and emotional spheres go far beyond the borders of any particular country, even one as large as the United States. The same issues are found almost everywhere, differing only in degree and according to the cultural context in which they take place.
Duration: 45 mins
Title: Democracy London
Synopsis: Anthony Giddens discusses the meaning of democracy, the different forms it can take, the future of democracy and the role played by the media.
Duration: 45 mins

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